City of Kimberly | minutes | meeting 2026-09-08 | City Council Meeting source: https://www.cityofkimberly.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09082026-221 City of Kimberly minutes City Council September 8, 2026 MEETING minutes 6:00 pm 242 Hwy 30 E., Kimberly, ID 83341 Provisions are being made to support Council, Staff and Public participation, in this public meeting, via a telephone conference call option, or you may attend in person. TO PARTICIPATE BY PHONE, call in at approximately 5:55 p.m. to the conference call number 1 213-282-7110 Enter the Pin number 192 246 276 followed by the pound # sign. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WELCOME – PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES – THANK YOU ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS City Administrator Craig Eckles took roll call: Richman- absent Ahlm-Yes Holmgren- Yes Snarr-Yes via phone CEREMONIES, ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS Gracie Alleman and Kamyn Barnes from KHS were present for their government class assignment. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA None DECLARATION OF CONFLICT None 1. CITIZEN ISSUES – PUBLIC INPUT –No person shall be permitted to speak from a location other than the public podium. This section of the agenda is reserved for citizens wishing to address the Council regarding a City-related issue. In order to ensure adequate public notice, Idaho Law provides that any item requiring Council action must be placed on the agenda of an upcoming Council meeting, except for emergency circumstances. Comments related to future public hearings should be held for that public hearing. Persons wishing to speak will have 3 minutes. Comments regarding performance by city employees are inappropriate at this time and should be directed to the Mayor, either by subsequent appointment or after tonight’s meeting if time permitting. Public participation at a Kimberly City Council meeting is limited to participation in the public comment portion of the meeting. The City Council does not take any action or make any decisions during public comment. 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS RULES - Prior to the start of the scheduled meeting, please place your cell phones in the silent mode, texting is not allowed during the meeting, due to interference with the Wi-Fi signal for call in participation. Once the meeting has been called to order, please refrain from side talking in order to allow everyone the ability to hear the governing board, applicants presenting, staff, public testimony, in-conjunction with audio recording clarity of the meeting. Public testimony shall only be permitted at the public podium, unless ADA accommodations are requested. A testimony sign-up sheet shall be provided at the podium, upon entering the chambers. The public testimony sign-up sheet shall depict those persons wishing to speak, name, address and e-mail address. The sign-up sheet shall be handed to the Mayor, or Council President, following the call to order section of the agenda. No changes to the sign-up sheet at this time will be allowed. Only those that have signed, to offer public hearing testimony will be called on. There shall be no public testimony allowed after the Mayor has closed the public hearing, testimony allowance time period. Persons who have signed the request to speak regarding a noticed public hearing item, shall be called on by the Mayor or Council Chairman to approach the podium. Each person wishing to speak shall state their name and address, as depicted on the sign-up sheet. This section of the agenda is reserved for citizens wishing to address the Mayor and Council, regarding a noticed public hearing item on the agenda. Any item requiring Council action must be placed on an agenda as DISCUSSION - ACTION. Persons wishing to offer public hearing testimony, will have 3 minutes to speak, at such time the 3- minute time frame is over, the Mayor or Council President shall inform the person speaking, that their time is up, the person speaking shall stop and return back to the chamber seating. The City Council, does not take any action or make any decisions during public comment. Public input is strictly for comments, it is not a question / answer / debate time. Following the public hearing testimony, the Mayor may call on the applicant or staff, for follow up information regarding the public hearing presentation and provide for Council deliberations and action. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None 3. NEW BUSINESS: None 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. DISCUSSION- ACTION- Update on PI irrigation compliance. Brian Reed Brain- Updated the Council stating that there had been no hard shut downs and it is documented Kimberly Meadows continues to have interruptions and shutdowns that are restarting on the equipment operation controls. We hope and believe that they are trying to get compliant, this under control as the irrigation season is nearing the end. 5. CONSENT CALENDAR- DISCUSSION- ACTION-The consent calendar includes items which require formal Council action, but which are typically routine or not of great controversy. Individual Council members may ask that any specific item be removed from the consent calendar in order that it is discussed in greater detail. Explanatory information is included in the Council agenda packet regarding these items and any contingencies are part of the approval. A. Approve Minutes for August 25, 2026 B. Approved Minutes for Special Meeting September 1, 2026 C. Accounts Payable for August 26, 2026 – September 8, 2026 General Fund $ 18,752.15 Water Fund $ 2,924.09 Sewer Fund $ 37,014.66 Library $ 168.99 TOTAL $ 58,859.89 Mayor Davidson - called for a motion: Council Member Ahlm - motioned to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. Council Member Holmgren - seconded the motion. Roll Call: Richman-absent Ahlm-Yes Holmgren-Yes Snarr-Yes via phone 6. ADMINISTRATIVE / STAFF REPORTS - Chief Bunderson- Presented the calls for service detailed the categories, types of calls, days and time for the call for service, for Kimberly and Hansen, and explained the totals for Kimberly and Hansen. This process and info is from our E-force process enacted many years ago. Chief Bunderson updated the Mayor and Council on Sgt. Irving’s accident on happening on the 3rd, he returned home a few days follow recovering and was scheduled for surgery today, surgery procedures are scheduled for, Thursday morning this week. He is gearing up for a busy week ahead. That’s all unless there are any questions. (see calls for service packet attached) Council member Ahlm - Asked for clarification on the types of incidents that fall under the miscellaneous category. Chief Bunderson - Stated yes, a little more from our data base. Potential crime or non-crime incidents in some cases. For example, an officer may have recovered a nicotine vape product from a person that may be 18 but under 21. That is just a citation and will be documented in the miscellaneous category. Council member Ahlm – Thanked him Brian Reed – Updated the Council on the speed dip to be installed on Adamite in Olsen Farms, one half this week and the second next week. Big Sky Sub is complete. Canyon Glen is scheduled for asphalt paving of adjacent Emerald Street right of way, for Phase I between the 16- 20th. Craig Eckles - Briefed the council on Titel 17 – Section 67-6539 S Limitations on the regulations of short-term rental / Air B and B’s. He explained the down side of the impacts on the public works and the police department. We now are dealing with occupants that arrive from mid/late evenings to early morning hours. Vehicles are much harder to track. Most are traveling through from state to state, and not parked in a hotel or motel parking lot is much harder to track. Of recent, a drug raid was conducted in ADA County of a short-term rental because the occupants, released their dogs in the neighborhood and CSO called. When the garage door was opened, it was a vehicle being sought after from another state for certain violations. Our public works staff and law enforcement are virtually helpless once the vehicles are in the garage or in a subdivision making it difficult to track. Time will tell how this goes, there was chat at the legislative level of appealing this section before you tonight. (see attached Title 67) Council member Holmgren - Asked what area, the short-term rental language would be addressed in our ordinances. Craig- Stated that it would be in our definitions and district regulations - zoning districts. Legal Counsel Tim Stover- Stated he was looking for it. Criag- Stated, I don’t think you will not find it as, Air B, it is tied to district regulations, definitions – short term rentals, various zoning districts, Commercial Gateway, Commercial Business and others. He will send the applicable sections that I will be amending in the near future. Legal Counsel Tim Stover - Was not able to pull it up at this time. Mayor Davidson - Asked if he had some documents that needed signing? Craig Eckles – yes Carrie Kimball City Clerk- Not present. 7. COUNCIL COMMENTS - None 8. MAYOR COMMENTS – None 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION – DISCUSSION-ACTION ITEM- None ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Davidson adjourned the meeting. _______________________ ________________________ City Clerk, Carrie Kimball Mayor, Burke Davidson